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Luxury yacht insurance coverage supplier OMAC is hull carrier for sunken luxury yacht in Sicily, sources state

Luxury yacht insurance coverage supplier OMAC is the provider on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56metrelong (184ft). sailboat, that was hit by a relentless storm on Monday, sinking. off the northern coast of Sicily, two sources with knowledge of. the matter stated. The syndicates providing insurance coverage include Travelers. Companies Inc, Navium Marine and Convex, while British. Marine is the security and indemnity (P&I) insurance supplier,. the sources stated. Reuters could not establish the value of the yacht or what. the worth of potential claims might be. Ships usually have P&I insurance coverage, which covers third-party. liability claims consisting...




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Luxury yacht insurance coverage supplier OMAC is hull carrier for sunken luxury yacht in Sicily, sources state

Luxury yacht insurance coverage supplier OMAC is the provider on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56metrelong (184ft). sailboat, that was hit by a relentless storm on Monday, sinking. off the northern coast of Sicily, two sources with knowledge of. the matter stated. The syndicates providing insurance coverage include Travelers. Companies Inc, Navium Marine and Convex, while British. Marine is the security and indemnity (P&I) insurance supplier,. the sources stated. Reuters could not establish the value of the yacht or what. the worth of potential claims might be. Ships usually have P&I insurance coverage, which covers third-party. liability claims consisting...

Europe

Passenger Transportation Services

Tanker rates extend rally on sanctions, need to load Mideast oil, products

Oil shipping rates extended their rally on expectations of a tightening up in worldwide tanker supply from wider U.S. sanctions on Russia's fleet and traders' need for ships to pack Middle East oil for Asia, market sources stated on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Shell reserved three Very Large Crude Carriers, efficient in carrying up to 2 million barrels of oil, at the rate of Worldscale 70 to load Middle East crude in early February and Chinese refiner Shenghong Petrochemical booked two VLCCs for the exact same loading duration at the same rate, a. shipbroker stated. Worldscale is an industry tool to...

Transport Infrastructure

Tanker rates extend rally on sanctions, demand to load Mideast oil

Oil shipping rates extended their rally on expectations of a tightening in worldwide tanker supply from wider U.S. sanctions on Russia's fleet and traders' demand for ships to pack Middle East oil for Asia, market sources said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Shell reserved three Large Crude Providers, efficient in bring as much as 2 million barrels of oil, at the rate of Worldscale 70 to load Middle East crude in early February and Chinese refiner Shenghong Petrochemical scheduled 2 VLCCs for the exact same loading duration at the same rate, a. shipbroker said. Worldscale is an industry tool to compute...

Passenger Marine Transportation

The Italian antitrust watchdog investigates the MSC unit's acquisition of Moby

The Italian antitrust authority announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation regarding the acquisition of 49 percent of Italian ferry firm Moby by MSC Shipping Agencies Services. In a statement, the regulator stated that this deal could have affected routes for goods and passengers between Italy and larger islands, where only Moby, SAS' Grandi Navi Veloci, or at best a third group operate. The market is "highly consolidated" and has significant entry barriers. Moby operates ferries that connect the Italian mainland with tourist islands such as Sardinia or Corsica. The watchdog will also investigate a 243 million-euro (256...

Middle East

Ground Transportation

Ship reports little arms fire off Eritrea, says Ambrey

A merchant vessel reported being approached with making use of small arms fire in waters 92 nautical miles northeast of Eritrea's Massawa port in Red Sea waters adjacent to Yemen's coast, British maritime security company Ambrey said on Thursday. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated quickly after that it received a sighting report of a little boat with armed persons onboard, running in close proximity to a. small coastal truck, approximately 95 nautical miles. northeast of Massawa. Authorities are examining, UKMTO's advisory note added. No group has actually yet claimed the attack. The Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched repeated....

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Sources say that Iran's oil is now being exported to new countries.

According to data and shipping sources, Iran has sent small amounts of crude oil to destinations like Bangladesh and Oman. This is the latest indication that Tehran wants to maintain its output near to its highest level in five years. Iran's main revenue source is oil sales. The country has been trying to find ways to avoid U.S. sanctions imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2018 on Tehran's nuclear program. Iran is not subject to the output quotas of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is aiming at maximising production and exports. According to the semiofficial Mehr News...